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Synonyms for lurks

Grammar : Verb
Spell : lurk
Phonetic Transcription : lÉœrk

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Définition of lurks

Origin :
  • c.1300, lurken "to hide, lie hidden," probably from Scandinavian (cf. dialectal Norwegian lurka "to sneak away," dialectal Swedish lurka "to be slow in one's work"), perhaps ultimately related to Middle English luren "to frown, lurk" (see lower (v.2)). Related: Lurked; lurking.
  • verb hide; move stealthily
Example sentences :
  • It is a danger that lurks and hides in the sources and fountains of power in every state.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The Shadow which lurks in every bridal lamp had become the Spectre of the bedchamber.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • I have tried to show the real danger that lurks in every form of sex-parasitism.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • But there lurks no bribe in the smell and beauty of the flower.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • But in each of us there lurks some particle of the mob spirit, of the mob temperament.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of the Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • From beneath it, the potential troglodyte, that lurks in us all, is ready enough to erupt.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • No generous St. George of faith can reach the nether den where it lurks.
  • Extract from : « Two Days' Solitary Imprisonment » by Edward Bellamy
  • Then, and only then will he recall the evil spirit that lurks in our midst.
  • Extract from : « The Black Phantom » by Leo Edward Miller
  • Yes, we were now in that enchanted calm which they say lurks at the heart of every commotion.
  • Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
  • It lurks, that repelling-alluring Terror, in a thousand simple places.
  • Extract from : « Visions and Revisions » by John Cowper Powys

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